Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY SCORES VICTORY
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
KEY AMENDMENT APPROVED BY THE HOUSE TO EXPORT-IMPORT BANK BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today scored a victory for human rights. Following months of intense negotiations with Republicans, the Bush Administration, and the management of the Export-Import bank, the House approved a Schakowsky amendment which states ".the sense of the Congress that detailed information on the potential impact on human rights of proposed Export-Import Bank projects should be available to the management of the bank."
SCHAKOWSKY, DEMOCRATS RALLY AGAINST BUSH PLAN TO RAISE TUITION ON COLLEGE STUDENTS
NEARLY 700,000 STUDENTS PER YEAR WOULD BE AFFECTED
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and her Democratic colleagues today joined Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt and college students to rally against a proposal by the Bush Administration that would make paying back college loans more expensive.
STATEMENT OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The month of April, which was Sexual Assault Awareness Month, has come to an end. However, I propose that we make every month Sexual Assault Awareness Month until there is no longer a woman in this world who fears being raped or assaulted.
We are devoting extensive resources to ending terror around the world, while at the same time one in six women continue to be terrorized by sexual assault in their lifetime. Sadly, this is not new or shocking news, as each year the statistics change very little.
SCHAKOWSKY, DURBIN HOLD JOINT HEARING ON FOOD SAFETY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR NATIONAL DATABASE TO PROVIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS WITH INFORMATION ON VENDORS PRIOR TO AWARDING SCHOOL LUNCH CONTRACTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a joint House-Senate committee hearing on school lunch safety, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today said, "With all the concerns they have today, parents deserve a federal guarantee that the food their children eat at school is safe."
SCHAKOWSKY ADDRESSES COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS 2002 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
DEMOCRACY AFTER FLORIDA: STATE STRATEGIES TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC LIFE
CHICAGO, IL -- I am honored to be here today with so many distinguished panelists, and to be a part of this year's conference: "Democracy After Florida: State Strategies To Expand Participation in Public Life." I am grateful for the efforts that you are undertaking every day to engage all Americans in their government, so that they can actively shape the future of their nation. Thank you for all that you do.